Rural population growth in Niger
Niger: Rural population growth was 2.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population growth in Niger, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 2.8% for rural population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Niger peaked at 3.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1972.
That places Niger 6th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 3 United Arab Emirates 3.7% compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 3.6% compare
- 5 Georgia 2.9% compare
- 7 Ukraine 2.7% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 2.6% compare
- 9 Chad 2.5% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 81.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.79 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 10.33 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 577.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 5.97 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 0.7724 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Niger?
- Rural population growth in Niger was 2.8% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1972.
- How does Niger rank for rural population growth?
- Niger ranks 6th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.